Cigar and mouthpiece therefor.



PATEN'IBD 7 MAY 5, 1903.

APPLIOATION FILED mm: 12, 1902.

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Patented May 5, 1903."

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JOSEPH KRAUS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR AND:MOUTHPIECE'THEREFOR- SPEGIFlIGATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 726,946, dated May 5 1903.

Application filed June 12, 1902. Serial No. 111,231. (No model.)

made with the filler or internal filling com:

posed of scrap -tobacco, as it is termed, which consists ofcomparatively small pieces Cigars made of scrap-filler have not beendesirable mainly because the filler becomes loosened and enters themouth of the smoker.

My invention has for its object to so construct a cigar that ascrap-filler may be used without the usual attendent disadvantages andat the same time produce anew and improved combined cigar andmouthpiece.

My invention therefore consists in the novelconstruction andcombinationof partshereinafter described, and pointed "out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a sideview of a cigar made in accordance'with myinvention; Fig. 2, an enlargedside elevation of a portion of the same with the interior wrapperremoved; Fig. 3, an enlarged longitudinal section of the mouthpiece anda portion of the cigar, showing the securing strip or band for the cigarand mouthpiece; Fig. 4, a like view with the securing-strip removed, andFig.5 a side ole"- vation of the mouthpiece. T

In making my cigar a bunch comprising the filler l and binder 2 isformed in the usual or any desired way, the end or tip 3 of the bunchbeing out off to expose the end of the filler. The filler may preferablybe of scraptobacco, or, so far as some features of my invention areconcerned, may be of long leaf or leaf of varying sizes. I Themouthpiece is formed of a tubularportion 4, preferably a hollow quill,with the end-turned over, as at 5, to provide a grip or stop, and to theother end a conical holder 6 is secured by extending the end 7 of thetube into the top or narrowed portion 8 of the holder and firmlysecuring them together by adhesive material. Any other form of holdercan be used, providin g, of course, it has a suitable mouthpiece andreceiving portion for the bunch. The tipj'end 9'o'f the bunch is theninserted into the holder, 6, preferably extending the same so that theopen portion 3 is in close contact with the end7 of the tube 4,asshownin Fig.4.

To firmly secure the holder and bunch toget-her, I secure astriplOof'suitable material, preferably a piece'of tobacco-leaf, be-

, cause that will not affect thelfiavor of the cifiller'free themselvesthe tube being-small and compressible while in use will, effectuallyprevent such particles from entering the mouth of the user. Thecigargisnext finished by applying an exterior wrapper, preferably oftobacco-leaf, as 11, so as to cover the bunch, the strip 10, theholder6, and a portion of the tube 4. For this purpose the wrapper may be ofany desired shape; but I prefer the usual strip or band wrapper, asshown in Fig. 1, which is out in the usual way, tucked in at the butt12, and rolled about the bunch over the holder 6 and part of the tube 4in the usual way, its tip 13 being secured by gum, thus fiuishingthecigar, binding the holder which then forms part of the cigar, andleaving but a comparatively small portion of the tube exposed.

The entire cigar and the means "for securing it to the holder can beconsumed right up to the holder 6. r i

From the foregoing it'will be clear that my invention maybe variouslymodifiedwithout departing from the spirit thereof.

I claim- 1. An article of the class described, comprising a cigar havinga bunch consisting of a filler and binder, a mouthpiece into which thebunch is inserted, a wrapper and means comprising a sheet of materialindependent of said wrapper securing the bunch to the mouthpiece.

2. An article of the class described, comprising a cigar having a bunch,a mouthpiece into which the hunch is inserted, a wrapper, and atobacco-strip independent of said wrapper securing the bunch to themouthpiece.

3. An article of the class described, comprising a cigar having a bunch,a mouthpiece into which the hunch is inserted, a wrapper overlappingsaid mouthpiece, and fastened thereto, and a strip independent of saidwrapper for securing the bunch to the mouthpiece.

4. A cigar comprising a bunch having an open end, a mouthpiece having aholder in which said open end is inserted, a strip covering the holderand adjacent part of the bunch, and a wrapper disposed over the bunchand holder.

5. A cigar comprising a bunch having a scrap-filler and an open end,combined with a mouthpiece comprising a holder receiving the open endand a tubular extension in line withand adjacent said open end, a stripof tobacco-leaf encircling apart of the bunch and holder, and anexterior wrapper for the bunch extending over the shoulder.

6. A cigar comprising a bunch having a scrap-filler, a binder, and anopen end,

of the bunch and holder, and a wrapper of tobacco spirally disposedabout the bunch, the strip, the holder, and extending over a part of thetubular extension.

8. A mouthpiece comprising a compressible tubular part and a conicalholder, combined with an open-end cigar-bunch inserted in the holder, astrip of tobacco laid over the adjacent portion of the bunch and holder,and a wrapper disposed over the bunch, the strip, the holder, and a partof the tubular part for uniting them.

Signed in the city, county, and State of New York this 2d day of June,1902.

JOSEPH KRAUS.

\Vitnesses:

S. K. LICHTENSTEIN, SAMUEL A. HAMEL.

